STAAD.Pro Ideas Portal

Welcome to the STAAD.Pro Ideas portal. The purpose of this site is to post ideas for enhancements and new features. We value your feedback and our team regularly reviews your suggestions for consideration in future releases.

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    Implementation of IS18168 for steel design in STAAD Pro

    Latest code released in 2023 for designing of steel members is STILL not available in STAAD.Pro. This has already been implemented in MIDAS.
    View Dosi 9 months ago in  0 Needs review

    Add latest US Aluminum Design Code

    STAAD.Pro has offered aluminum design and ASD code checking for many years based on the 1994 Aluminum Design Manual. Since that publication was issued 26 years ago, there have been five subsequent versions released in 2000, 2005, 2010, 2015, and 2...
    Steve Haymore over 3 years ago in  7 Future consideration

    NSCP 2022 Philippines Seismic Load(similar to ASCE 7-10) addition

    Requesting to add NSCP 2022 Philippines Seismic Load(similar to ASCE 7-10) addition to STAAD.Pro. Xstructures can provide all formula and technical documentation
    Guest over 2 years ago in  4 Future consideration

    Make it easier to see the full design of individually selected steel members

    Create a default way to see the design of one or multiple selected steel beams. Once I select code and "design all". I would like to be able to click on one or more beams and instantly have a button to view the full design input and output. I beli...
    Ryan Freund over 3 years ago in  4 Future consideration

    Inclusion of the newly released Indian Seismic Code IS 1893 (Part 1&5): 2025 in STAAD.Pro.

    Since STAAD.Pro currently supports earlier IS 1893 versions, having the 2025 version integrated will be essential to ensure code-compliant analysis and safe design in India. The 2025 revision introduces major updates: A revised earthquake zone m...
    Guest 2 months ago in  3 Planned

    Automatically generate Image Reports

    Please add an option to generate an image report for every load case. The image report are showing how the forces are affecting the structure (see attached screenshots). Currently it is only possible to manually create a screenshot for each load c...
    Michael Kikinzon about 3 years ago in  1 Needs review

    To add Brazilian Design Code / NBR (Normas Brasileiras)

    In light of the increasing opportunities in the construction business in Brazil, we strongly hope that STAAD Pro will support the Brazilian codes "NBR" in STAAD Pro. Specifically, we would like to see the following representative NBR codes include...
    秀人 須藤 over 1 year ago in  4 Needs review

    Add code checks for AISC 370

    There is a new code for Stainless Steel that has been published by AISC. It would be nice to incorporate the code checks for AISC 370 for materials that have been selected as stainless steel.
    Dallin STRONG over 3 years ago in  10 Future consideration

    Automatic Linking of Connections in Connection Designer with Steel AutoDrafter

    I would like to suggest a significant improvement to the software. Currently, marking each connection one by one in engineering drawings is time-consuming and prone to errors. It would be extremely useful to link the connections generated in Conne...
    ANNY VILLEGAS 11 months ago in  2 Future consideration

    Adding measurement tool

    The node‑to‑node distance tool in STAAD.Pro is quite basic and, in its current form, not particularly useful when distances need to be measured independently along the X, Y, and Z axes. Bentley already provides this functionality in some of its ot...
    Guest 28 days ago in  0 Needs review